Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (Credit: Borna News/Matin Ghasemi/Aksonline ATPImages/Getty Images) and Marie Colvin ...

The warrants are over the assassination of two journalists during the bombardments of the rebel-held city of Homs in 2012.

France's court dropped Assad's warrant citing immunity, but rights groups stress the ruling still clears a path for future accountability. This statement was originally published on scm.bz While the ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality ...

Syria defies Russia in bid to keep Assad in power even as the two allies prepare an offensive to retake Aleppo. Putin Backs Assad, Says Russian Warplanes Could Redeploy to Syria in Hours Russian ...

A new 20-minute CNN investigation by chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward centers on Austin Tice, who was captured and detained in 2012 by the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the ...

Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad. The ...

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership. Syrians in Damascus, Syria, on Monday gather for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait image of Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) The warrants are over the assassination of two ...

French judges have issued arrest warrants for former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and six top aides for the killing and wounding of a group of journalists during the Syrian civil war in 2012. Among ...